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Daniel Samohin
Daniel Samohin is an Israeli figure skater who won the 2016 World Junior Championships and competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
born 19982016 World Junior figure skating titleMultiple quadruple jumps in competitionSkating for Israel at 2018 Olympics
- Born
- 12 March 1998, Tel Aviv
- Occupation
- figure skater
Daniel Samohin was born in 1998 in Tel Aviv
Daniel Samohin was born on March 12, 1998, in Tel Aviv. His parents, Irina, a former rhythmic gymnast, and Igor, a former pairs skater and coach, came to Israel from Russia in 1996. As a small child he moved to California with his family and grew up in San Diego.
He began skating in 2003. His father coaches him and his mother has worked as his choreographer. His older brother Stanislav also skated for Russia and Israel.
He made his international debut in 2013 and won bronze at a Junior Grand Prix event in Mexico. In 2015 he won gold at the U.S. International Classic. In March 2016 he won the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, landing 3 quadruple jumps in his free skate.
He was the first Israeli skater to win a medal at Junior Worlds. In 2016 he made his senior Grand Prix debut. He competed in the men's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Daniel Samohin's life in 6 milestones
- 1998
Born in Tel Aviv.
- 2003
Began figure skating.
- 2013
Won bronze at a Junior Grand Prix event in Mexico.
- 2015
Won gold at the U.S. International Classic.
- 2016
Won the World Junior Championships in Debrecen.
- 2018
Competed at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
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Adel Tankovaborn 2000Ice dancing with Ronald ZilberbergSports
Evgeni Krasnopolskiborn 1988Israel's first Olympic pairs entrySports- Deon Thomasborn 19712 Euroleague titles with MaccabiSports
Dor Turgemanborn 2003Winning goal against Brazil, 2023Sports
Eden Kartsevborn 2000Defensive midfielder for IsraelSports
Based on English Wikipedia, Daniel Samohin and Hebrew Wikipedia, דניאל סמוכין, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
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